F0094 - Assistant Professor Of Health\Physical Education Teacher Licensure

Title: F0094 - Assistant Professor of Health\Physical Education Teacher Licensure

State Role Title: Faculty

Hiring Range: Commensurate with qualifications and experience

Pay Band: UG

Agency: Norfolk State University

Location: Norfolk State University

Agency Website: www.nsu.edu

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Norfolk State University

Norfolk State University is a comprehensive urban, public, doctoral granting institution committed to transforming students' lives through exemplary teaching, research, and service. The University is a top ranked Historically Black College and University(HBCU) with nationally recognized STEM programs and enrolls 6,000 students in over thirty undergraduate and nineteen on-line and in-person graduate programs and its annual grant expenditures exceed $20 million. Norfolk State University has an NCAA Division I athletic program with fifteen sports, boasts eleven MEAC Conference championships in the last three years, and a coveted marching band invitation for participation in the 2023 Rose Parade.

City of Norfolk and the Hampton Roads Area

Norfolk State University is located in the heart of the City of Norfolk, which is home to the world's largest Naval Base. The City of Norfolk is one of seven cities that make up what is referred to as the Hampton Roads Region, an area that includes Virginia Beach and Colonial Williamsburg.

Norfolk has big-city amenities and attractions of arts and culture and cuisines of the Eastern Seaboard. There are numerous and accessible parks, riverfronts, lakes, festivals, and beaches in the Hampton Roads Region all favorable for weekend getaways and an easy commute to Norfolk State University.

Statement of the Position

The Department of Health, Physical Education, and Exercise Science (HPEEX) within the School of Education at Norfolk State University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Health/Physical Education Teacher Licensure (F0094) position, with an anticipated start date of August 15, 2024. We seek candidates that have expertise in at least three of the following disciplines: Health Education, Elementary Physical Education Methods, Secondary Physical Education Methods, Curriculum, Assessment, and/or content specific courses(e.g., target games, invasion games, net/wall games, aquatics, dance, movement fundamentals, lifeguarding). Review of Applications will begin November 1 and continue until the position is filled.

Overview of the Department

Norfolk State University's Department of Health, Physical Education, and Exercise Science (HPEEX)is housed in the School of Education (SOE). The department offers the Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Science with concentrations in Health Fitness Instructor (HFI), Health Wellness Rehabilitation (HWR), Kinesiotherapy (KIN), and Health Physical Education P-12 (HPE). The successful candidate will teach classes within the undergraduate Health & Physical Education concentration of the Exercise Science degree. The candidate will assist with methods and internship supervision, advise and mentor students, hold office hours as designated by the University, engage in program development, curriculum reviews, and assessment of student learning, provide support for program coordination and

administration (e.g., recruitment, admissions, programming), and serve on Departmental, School, and University committees. The candidate will conduct scholarly research, publish in respected refereed scholarly journals and/or academic presses, and participate in other Scholarly activities to secure external funding.

DEI Statement

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement that addresses:

a. Experience in serving culturally, socially, and economically diverse student populations.

b. How your instructional delivery practices, assessment methods, and course management approaches cultivate and foster diversity, equity, and inclusion?

EEO Statement

NSU is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all persons and applicants, without regard to age, color, disability, gender, national origin, political affiliation, genetic information, race, religion, sexual orientation, sex (including pregnancy) or veteran status. NSU encourages and invites minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply.

Minimum Qualifications

1.A Ph.D.in Health/Physical Education or a related field from an accredited program is

necessary.

2.Candidates should have previous Health/Physical Education P-12 teaching

experience and be eligible for a Commonwealth of Virginia Professional License with an

endorsement in Health/Physical Education.

3.The candidate should be eligible to teach pedagogical Health/Physical Education courses

including elementary and/or secondary methods and content according to accreditation and

professional organization standards.

Additional Considerations

1.Preference will be given to candidates with a record of teaching pedagogical

Health/Physical Education courses including elementary and/or secondary methods and content.

2.Candidates with knowledge of and experience with CAEP standards for accreditation and assessment processes for continuous program improvement are preferred.

3.Candidates that demonstrate active engagement with students and student groups and have

a record of published research in health education or a related field are highly preferred.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Application materials will be reviewed upon receipt and will be accepted until the position is filled. Application must be completed using the following link https://www.jobs.virginia.gov/jobs/scarch?query=norfolk+state+univer and contents are to include:

1.Cover Letter

2.State Application

3.Curriculum Vitae

4.Diversity Statement

5.Teaching Philosophy

6.Letters of Recommendation (3) upon hire

Application and/or résumé for this position must be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. on the closing date through the Commonwealth of Virginia's Job Board/Recruitment Management System (RMS). Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered applications and/or résumés will not be accepted. Applicants who possess an Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Form) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Form) as issued under the Department of Human Resources Management (DHRM) Policy 1.30 Layoff (Commonwealth of Virginia Employees Only), must attach these forms when submitting their state application and/or résumé.

The decision to interview an applicant is based solely on the information received for this position from either the electronic application and/or resumé. RMS provides a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your RMS account to check the status of your application for this position.

Norfolk State University conducts background checks on all candidates identified as a finalist for employment consideration. The type of background check(s) performed are dependent upon the type of position for which you have been identified as a finalist and may include: criminal history, including sexual offender registry checks, reference checks, degree validation, DMV (driving) records, license verification, and credit report reviews. The results of background checks are made available to University employing officials.

As a finalist, you will be required to sign an Authorization to Release form. Norfolk State University utilizes Form I-9 and E-verify in the verification of eligibility for employment. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without employer sponsorship.

Contact Information

Name: Norfolk State University

Phone: 757-823-8160

Email: Emailed material not accepted.

In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their Certificate of Disability.

If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link: Career Pathways for Individuals with Disabilities, or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155.